Cosc 100-01 - Elements of Computer Science

Fall 1997

Assignment #2: Web Trivia

Due: 9/17/97

Points: 50

For each of the following questions, e-mail me the answer and the URL of the document in which you found the answer. You may work in groups for this assignment. Each group must e-mail me one (1) copy of the answers and URLs along with the names of all members of the group.

1. What is the number of reported AIDS cases in Pennsylvania during 1995?
2. Who were the original Beach Boys?
3. What is President Murray's e-mail address?
4. What is the name of the room in the White House that borders the the Red Room, the Green Room, and the South Portico?
5. Sonny Bono began his music career at what record company?
6. Who is Italy's ambassador to the UN?
7. Did Marisa Tomei receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 because Jack Palance read the wrong name?
8. What is the atomic weight of boron?
9. How many switches are in the top row of switches on an Altair 8800 (an early personal computer)?
10. James Garner is (partially) descended from what Native American tribe?
11. How do the drugs aspirin and warfarin sodium interact?
12. What University was founded in 1902 as Gordon Memorial College?
13. What movies are showing at the Manor Theatre (in Squirrel Hill) this week?
14. Who played Barbara Keeley in the movie `The Birdcage' and what series is she now in?
15. What was the amount of the cost of living adjustment (COLA) used to adjust social security payments in 1996?
16. When is the next space shuttle launch scheduled and which orbiter is scheduled to be launched?
17. How many men were in the first group of cosmonauts and what were their occupations?
18. An experiment on the effects of gravity on insect circadian rhythm (beetle) is being performed where and by whom?
19. Which Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition station is known as the `Riveria of the South' due to its expansive black sandy beach?
20. Who wrote "Of the Injustice of Counterfeiting Books"?
21. The Medline database (of the National Library of Medicine) contains how many references to articles? List two web-based products that allow one to access this database free of charge.
22. Who are the signatories of the U.S. Constitution from New York?
23. The bounty on the head of Salman Rushdie is currently how much?
24. What is the first line of the Iroquois Nations' constitution?
25. According to James Madison's notes, what happened on June 14, 1787 at the Federal Convention.
26. What is Pi to the first twenty decimal places?
27. What Thai restaurant is located near Forbes and Murray in Pittsburgh?
28. How many people with the last name of Clinton live in Hope, Arkansas?
29. Give directions for driving from Clearwater, FL to South Padre Island, TX.
30. What is (are) the zip codes for Hope, Arkansas?
31. In the game nethack, what does ingesting a can of spinach do?
32. Are some brands of kitty litter radioactive?